Where does “Sigd” come from?

Sigd (English) comes from Old Norse sigðr, from Proto-Germanic *sigiþiz, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Sigd (English): A holiday of the Beta Israel Ethiopian Jews, celebrated on the 29th day of Cheshvan

Definitions

  1. A holiday of the Beta Israel Ethiopian Jews, celebrated on the 29th day of Cheshvan

Ancestry of “Sigd”, step by step

Sigd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse sigðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesigðr—
2Proto-Germanic*sigiþizsickle
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Ge'ez ሰግድ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ge'ezሰግድprostration
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sigiþiz →Every word from Old Norse sigðr →